Order 12023-1789
WHEREAS, Americans generate over 35 million tons of plastic waste every year, but less than 6% is recycled; and,
Legislation Items
Agenda or minutes items connected to this meeting fixture.
| Order | File | Title | Discussion | Vote | Votes For | Votes Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-1789 | WHEREAS, Americans generate over 35 million tons of plastic waste every year, but less than 6% is recycled; and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 2 | 2023-1790 | WHEREAS, Raymond Volpatt Sr. is a lifelong Pittsburgher who spent his early years in Beltzhoover, graduated from St. Justin’s High School, and earned a degree in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1961 and, | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 3 | 2023-1792 | WHEREAS, The City of Pittsburgh supports health and wellness of older adults in a variety of ways and is proud to host the 2023 National Senior Games from July 7th through July 18th. | Adopted | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 2023-1732 | Ordinance amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances “Ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity for Persons Previously Convicted” Title One: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, Chapter 161: Contracts, by adding a new Section 161.16A and deleting Section 161.16(h). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 5 | 2023-1733 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a commodities agreement or agreements with Stryker for a two- year warranty extension for equipment maintenance of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services’ powered loaders and cots, at a cost not to exceed FORTY-NINE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($49,568.00) over one year. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 6 | 2023-1734 | Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Sylvan Avenue Multimodal (SMART) project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work described herein and itemized in Exhibit “B” at an amount not to exceed One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Sixty Dollars and Sixty Five Cents ($117,896.65) and further amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing COMPLETE STREETS by One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Sixty Dollars and Sixty Five Cents ($117,896.65) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 7 | 2023-1793 | Resolution transferring a total of Twenty-One Thousand, One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars ($21,124) within the 2023 Operating Budget from the Office of Management and Budget to the Department of Parks and Recreation for the purpose of providing funding for a Food Justice Coordinator position to administer the needs of the Pittsburgh Food Justice Fund. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 8 | 2023-1735 | Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the Charles Anderson Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Fifty Three Million Six Hundred and Ninety Thousand Dollars ($53,690,000.00), an increase of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) from the previously executed agreement for costs associated with the Construction phase of the project. This resolution serves to authorize only the amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at a cost not to exceed Sixty Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($62,250.00), an increase of Fifty Six Thousand Dollars ($56,000.00) from the previous amendment. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 9 | 2023-1736 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way and temporary construction easements, as-needed, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the Charles Anderson Bridge project. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 10 | 2023-1737 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program in the amount of ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY ONE THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE ($1,951,775) dollars to support landslide mitigation efforts on Newton Street. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 11 | 2023-1738 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way and temporary construction easements, as-needed, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the Liberty Ave HSIP project. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 12 | 2023-1739 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way and temporary construction easements, as-needed, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the Penn Ave Phase 2 project. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 13 | 2023-1740 | Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Larson Design Group, Inc. for costs associated with the South Side Signals project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Five Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Five Dollars and Twenty Four Cents ($595,665.24), an increase of Eighty One Thousand One Hundred Ninety Two Dollars and Sixty Seven Cents ($81,192.67) to the amount previously authorized by Resolution 468 of 2021. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 14 | 2023-1741 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way and temporary construction easements, as-needed, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the Smithfield Street project. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 15 | 2023-1742 | Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the South Side Signals project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million Three Hundred Ten Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Three Dollars ($4,310,953.00) dollars, an increase of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Three Hundred and Thirteen Dollars ($220,313.00), reimbursable at one hundred percent. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 16 | 2023-1743 | Ordinance amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances Title Four: - Public Places and Property; Article I: - Public Right-of-Way; Chapter 417 Pavement Protection; by inclusion of new Section 417.08 Sidewalk and Curb Repair Program, to authorize the Directors of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure and the Department of Public Works to develop and implement a program to provide options and incentives for property owner sidewalk repair and maintenance in lieu of prosecution. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 17 | 2023-1744 | Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh of the dedication of portions of N. Beatty and Harvard Street (83-P-43), being Parcel B, as laid out on the Subdivision Plan of Block and Lot 83- P-165 recorded in Plan Book Volume 301, Page 80, as recorded in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, in the 11th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 18 | 2023-1745 | Resolution granting unto STELLA PROPERTY GROUP LLC their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a dog park, at 6314 Broad Street in the 11th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at no cost to the City. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 19 | 2023-1746 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the PA Department of Aging for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of NINETY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ($90,200.00) dollars to support building repairs, including ceilings and flooring the West End Healthy Active Living Center. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 20 | 2023-1747 | Resolution amending Resolution No. 446 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements and/or Commodity Master Agreement(s) with Direct Energy Business LLC (“Direct Energy”) for the supply of electricity to City buildings and facilities, by extending the current term by three years through 2029 and adding additional services such as the purchase of renewable energy certificates from a sleeved Wind Renewable Energy Opportunity, for an annual increase of Twenty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars and Forty-Three Cents ($25,963.43) and a new total amount not to exceed of Three Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars and Twenty Cents ($357,529.20). | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 21 | 2023-1748 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the PA Department of Aging for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars to support building repairs and upgrades, as well as art and recreation equipment at the Mt. Washington Healthy Active Living Center. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 22 | 2023-1749 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the PA Department Community and Economic Development for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars to support the design and implementation of improvements to Leslie Park in Lawrenceville, focused on feasible, buildable amenities driven by a community engagement process. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 23 | 2023-1750 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to Vermeer, Inc. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 24 | 2023-1751 | Ordinance supplementing the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One: Administrative, Article III: Organization, Chapter 141: Offices Generally by adding a new Section 141.03 to establish the Office of Equal Protection. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 25 | 2023-1752 | Ordinance amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances “City of Pittsburgh Service Workers Prevailing Wage Ordinance” Title One: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, Chapter 161: Contracts, by supplementing Section 161.38. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 26 | 2023-1753 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements and amendments thereto with Medical Debt Resolution, Inc., d/b/a RIP Medical Debt for services relating to the purchasing and retiring of medical debt for certain City of Pittsburgh residents, for a sum not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 27 | 2023-1754 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing SOUTH SIDE SIGNALS (TIP) by $210,953. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 28 | 2023-1755 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2012, effective January 1, 2013, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2013 Capital Budget and the 2013 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2013 through 2018 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by $10,544.74 and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $10,544.74. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 29 | 2023-1756 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 858 of 2014, effective January 1, 2015, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2015 Capital Budget and the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2015 through 2020 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS by $3,325.15 and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $3,325.15. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 30 | 2023-1757 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 816 of 2015, effective December 18, 2015, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS by $10,632.00, reducing SPLASH ZONES by $16,544.79, and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $27,176.79. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 31 | 2023-1758 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2016, effective January 1, 2017, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS by $23,249.20, reducing WATER FEATURE UPGRADES by $118,476.61, and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $141,725.81. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 32 | 2023-1759 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. Res 840 of 2019, effective December 23, 2019, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS BY $950,000.00, and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $950,000.00. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 33 | 2023-1760 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - CITY FACILITIES by $42,937.9, reducing RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by $1,612,626.32, and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $1,655,564.23. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 34 | 2023-1761 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS BY $192,000.00, reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - CITY FACILITIES by $400,000.00 and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $592,000.00. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 35 | 2023-1762 | Resolution further amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - CITY FACILITIES by $78,692.00 and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $78,692.00. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 36 | 2023-1763 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to execute a quit claim deed or deeds, and any other necessary or appropriate documents, agreements, and instruments conveying AS IS all of the City’s right, title and interest, if any, in Block 2-J, Lot 164-0-2, in the 1st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, with an address of 200 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) for consideration of One Dollar and 00/100 ($1.00), contingent upon the Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance first entering into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the URA setting forth the rights and obligations of the City and the URA relating to these initial conveyances and further setting forth the rights and obligations of the City and the URA relating to the subsequent disposition of these Property to third parties (Council District No. 6). | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 37 | 2023-1764 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to Campbell Transportation Company, Inc. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 38 | 2023-1765 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to Green Gears, 600 Bingham Street, Pittsburgh PA, 15203, in an amount not to exceed FOURTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($14,300. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 39 | 2023-1766 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to Marion Hill Associates, Inc. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 40 | 2023-1767 | Authorizes a City warrant payment to RJ Brown Towing, 300 Mile Long Hill Road, Kittanning, PA 16201, in an amount not to exceed EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS ($8,320. | Waived under Rule 8 | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 41 | 2023-1768 | Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a cable franchise agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania LLC (“Verizon”) at no cost to the City. (Briefing held 7/24/23) (Public Hearing held 7/26/23) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 42 | 2023-1769 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Osmium Data for services relating to the administration of the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs for a sum not to exceed Ninety-Eight Thousand One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($98,130.00) for the payment of the costs thereof. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 43 | 2023-1770 | Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City of Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the PA Historical and Museum Commission for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00) with a local of match of TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00) over one year, for a total project cost not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) to support planning efforts to stabilize and preserve abandoned and historically overlooked structures in the Hill District. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 44 | 2023-1771 | Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Fairston Street located in Crafton Heights be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 45 | 2023-1772 | Resolution reappointing Councilwoman Erika Strassburger as a Member of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors with a term to expire July 7, 2028. | Approved | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 46 | 2023-1785 | Notifies City Council of the appointment of Mat Davis as Assistant Chief, in the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Fire. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 47 | 2023-1786 | Notifies City Council of the appointment of Camila Alarcon-Chelecki as Assistant Director, Community Health & Safety, in the Department of Public Safety, Office of Community Health & Safety. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 48 | 2023-1787 | Notifies City Council of the appointment of Jeffrey Tremel as Deputy Chief, in the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 49 | 2023-1791 | Files a communication from Tobias Raether about Public Education Plan for the Plastic Bag Ban in accordance with the City Code § 610.05 - Public Education Requirement. | Read, Received and Filed | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 50 | 2023-1632 | Resolution appointing Melanie Ngami as a Member of the Planning Commission with a term to expire June 30, 2029. | Approved | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Order 22023-1790
WHEREAS, Raymond Volpatt Sr. is a lifelong Pittsburgher who spent his early years in Beltzhoover, graduated from St. Justin’s High School, and earned a degree in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1961 and,
Order 32023-1792
WHEREAS, The City of Pittsburgh supports health and wellness of older adults in a variety of ways and is proud to host the 2023 National Senior Games from July 7th through July 18th.
Order 42023-1732
Ordinance amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances “Ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity for Persons Previously Convicted” Title One: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, Chapter 161: Contracts, by adding a new Section 161.16A and deleting Section 161.16(h).
Order 52023-1733
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a commodities agreement or agreements with Stryker for a two- year warranty extension for equipment maintenance of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services’ powered loaders and cots, at a cost not to exceed FORTY-NINE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($49,568.00) over one year.
Order 62023-1734
Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) for costs associated with the Sylvan Avenue Multimodal (SMART) project where PWSA would be responsible for paying 100% of the actual expenses involved in certain work described herein and itemized in Exhibit “B” at an amount not to exceed One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Sixty Dollars and Sixty Five Cents ($117,896.65) and further amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing COMPLETE STREETS by One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Sixty Dollars and Sixty Five Cents ($117,896.65)
Order 72023-1793
Resolution transferring a total of Twenty-One Thousand, One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars ($21,124) within the 2023 Operating Budget from the Office of Management and Budget to the Department of Parks and Recreation for the purpose of providing funding for a Food Justice Coordinator position to administer the needs of the Pittsburgh Food Justice Fund.
Order 82023-1735
Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the Charles Anderson Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Fifty Three Million Six Hundred and Ninety Thousand Dollars ($53,690,000.00), an increase of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) from the previously executed agreement for costs associated with the Construction phase of the project. This resolution serves to authorize only the amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements, at a cost not to exceed Sixty Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($62,250.00), an increase of Fifty Six Thousand Dollars ($56,000.00) from the previous amendment. Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific service agreements.
Order 92023-1736
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way and temporary construction easements, as-needed, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the Charles Anderson Bridge project.
Order 102023-1737
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to receive grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program in the amount of ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY ONE THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE ($1,951,775) dollars to support landslide mitigation efforts on Newton Street.
Order 112023-1738
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way and temporary construction easements, as-needed, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the Liberty Ave HSIP project.
Order 122023-1739
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way and temporary construction easements, as-needed, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the Penn Ave Phase 2 project.
Order 132023-1740
Resolution providing for a Supplemental Agreement or Agreements with Larson Design Group, Inc. for costs associated with the South Side Signals project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Five Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Five Dollars and Twenty Four Cents ($595,665.24), an increase of Eighty One Thousand One Hundred Ninety Two Dollars and Sixty Seven Cents ($81,192.67) to the amount previously authorized by Resolution 468 of 2021.
Order 142023-1741
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to take all necessary actions to acquire and secure a right-of-way and temporary construction easements, as-needed, including the taking of property by eminent domain if necessary, involving the Smithfield Street project.
Order 152023-1742
Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Construction phase of the South Side Signals project, and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed Four Million Three Hundred Ten Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Three Dollars ($4,310,953.00) dollars, an increase of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Three Hundred and Thirteen Dollars ($220,313.00), reimbursable at one hundred percent.
Order 162023-1743
Ordinance amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances Title Four: - Public Places and Property; Article I: - Public Right-of-Way; Chapter 417 Pavement Protection; by inclusion of new Section 417.08 Sidewalk and Curb Repair Program, to authorize the Directors of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure and the Department of Public Works to develop and implement a program to provide options and incentives for property owner sidewalk repair and maintenance in lieu of prosecution.
Order 172023-1744
Resolution authorizing acceptance by the City of Pittsburgh of the dedication of portions of N. Beatty and Harvard Street (83-P-43), being Parcel B, as laid out on the Subdivision Plan of Block and Lot 83- P-165 recorded in Plan Book Volume 301, Page 80, as recorded in the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate, in the 11th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the City.
Order 182023-1745
Resolution granting unto STELLA PROPERTY GROUP LLC their successors and assigns, the privilege and license to construct, maintain and use at their own cost and expense, a dog park, at 6314 Broad Street in the 11th Ward, 9th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at no cost to the City.
Order 192023-1746
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the PA Department of Aging for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of NINETY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ($90,200.00) dollars to support building repairs, including ceilings and flooring the West End Healthy Active Living Center.
Order 202023-1747
Resolution amending Resolution No. 446 of 2021, which authorized the Mayor and Director of the Department of Public Works to enter on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh into a Professional Services Agreement or Agreements and/or Commodity Master Agreement(s) with Direct Energy Business LLC (“Direct Energy”) for the supply of electricity to City buildings and facilities, by extending the current term by three years through 2029 and adding additional services such as the purchase of renewable energy certificates from a sleeved Wind Renewable Energy Opportunity, for an annual increase of Twenty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars and Forty-Three Cents ($25,963.43) and a new total amount not to exceed of Three Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars and Twenty Cents ($357,529.20).
Order 212023-1748
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the PA Department of Aging for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) dollars to support building repairs and upgrades, as well as art and recreation equipment at the Mt. Washington Healthy Active Living Center.
Order 222023-1749
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the PA Department Community and Economic Development for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000.00) dollars to support the design and implementation of improvements to Leslie Park in Lawrenceville, focused on feasible, buildable amenities driven by a community engagement process.
Order 232023-1750
Authorizes a City warrant payment to Vermeer, Inc.
Order 242023-1751
Ordinance supplementing the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One: Administrative, Article III: Organization, Chapter 141: Offices Generally by adding a new Section 141.03 to establish the Office of Equal Protection.
Order 252023-1752
Ordinance amending the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances “City of Pittsburgh Service Workers Prevailing Wage Ordinance” Title One: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures, Chapter 161: Contracts, by supplementing Section 161.38.
Order 262023-1753
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements and amendments thereto with Medical Debt Resolution, Inc., d/b/a RIP Medical Debt for services relating to the purchasing and retiring of medical debt for certain City of Pittsburgh residents, for a sum not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
Order 272023-1754
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” by increasing SOUTH SIDE SIGNALS (TIP) by $210,953.
Order 282023-1755
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2012, effective January 1, 2013, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2013 Capital Budget and the 2013 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2013 through 2018 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by $10,544.74 and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $10,544.74.
Order 292023-1756
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 858 of 2014, effective January 1, 2015, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2015 Capital Budget and the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2015 through 2020 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS by $3,325.15 and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $3,325.15.
Order 302023-1757
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 816 of 2015, effective December 18, 2015, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2016 Capital Budget and the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2016 through 2021 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS by $10,632.00, reducing SPLASH ZONES by $16,544.79, and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $27,176.79.
Order 312023-1758
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 772 of 2016, effective January 1, 2017, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2017 Capital Budget and the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2017 through 2022 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS by $23,249.20, reducing WATER FEATURE UPGRADES by $118,476.61, and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $141,725.81.
Order 322023-1759
Resolution further amending Resolution No. Res 840 of 2019, effective December 23, 2019, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2020 Capital Budget and the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2020 through 2025 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS BY $950,000.00, and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $950,000.00.
Order 332023-1760
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - CITY FACILITIES by $42,937.9, reducing RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS by $1,612,626.32, and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $1,655,564.23.
Order 342023-1761
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 886 of 2021, effective December 27, 2021, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2022 Capital Budget and the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2022 through 2027 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTERS BY $192,000.00, reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - CITY FACILITIES by $400,000.00 and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $592,000.00.
Order 352023-1762
Resolution further amending Resolution No. 723 of 2022, effective December 27, 2022, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 Capital Budget, the 2023 Community Development Program, and the 2023 through 2028 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS - CITY FACILITIES by $78,692.00 and increasing PARK RECONSTRUCTION by $78,692.00.
Order 362023-1763
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Finance to execute a quit claim deed or deeds, and any other necessary or appropriate documents, agreements, and instruments conveying AS IS all of the City’s right, title and interest, if any, in Block 2-J, Lot 164-0-2, in the 1st Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, with an address of 200 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (“URA”) for consideration of One Dollar and 00/100 ($1.00), contingent upon the Mayor and Director of the Department of Finance first entering into a Cooperation Agreement or Agreements with the URA setting forth the rights and obligations of the City and the URA relating to these initial conveyances and further setting forth the rights and obligations of the City and the URA relating to the subsequent disposition of these Property to third parties (Council District No. 6).
Order 372023-1764
Authorizes a City warrant payment to Campbell Transportation Company, Inc.
Order 382023-1765
Authorizes a City warrant payment to Green Gears, 600 Bingham Street, Pittsburgh PA, 15203, in an amount not to exceed FOURTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($14,300.
Order 392023-1766
Authorizes a City warrant payment to Marion Hill Associates, Inc.
Order 402023-1767
Authorizes a City warrant payment to RJ Brown Towing, 300 Mile Long Hill Road, Kittanning, PA 16201, in an amount not to exceed EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS ($8,320.
Order 412023-1768
Resolution authorizing the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a cable franchise agreement with Verizon Pennsylvania LLC (“Verizon”) at no cost to the City. (Briefing held 7/24/23) (Public Hearing held 7/26/23)
Order 422023-1769
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Osmium Data for services relating to the administration of the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs for a sum not to exceed Ninety-Eight Thousand One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($98,130.00) for the payment of the costs thereof.
Order 432023-1770
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City of Planning to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the PA Historical and Museum Commission for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00) with a local of match of TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00) over one year, for a total project cost not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) to support planning efforts to stabilize and preserve abandoned and historically overlooked structures in the Hill District.
Order 442023-1771
Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of Fairston Street located in Crafton Heights be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.
Order 452023-1772
Resolution reappointing Councilwoman Erika Strassburger as a Member of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors with a term to expire July 7, 2028.
Order 462023-1785
Notifies City Council of the appointment of Mat Davis as Assistant Chief, in the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Fire.
Order 472023-1786
Notifies City Council of the appointment of Camila Alarcon-Chelecki as Assistant Director, Community Health & Safety, in the Department of Public Safety, Office of Community Health & Safety.
Order 482023-1787
Notifies City Council of the appointment of Jeffrey Tremel as Deputy Chief, in the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
Order 492023-1791
Files a communication from Tobias Raether about Public Education Plan for the Plastic Bag Ban in accordance with the City Code § 610.05 - Public Education Requirement.
Order 502023-1632
Resolution appointing Melanie Ngami as a Member of the Planning Commission with a term to expire June 30, 2029.